How to use post IDs in url instead of title slug? - How-to and Troubleshooting - wpForo 2.0 https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/how-to-use-post-ids-in-url-instead-of-title-slug/ Discussion Board en-US Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:23:53 +0000 wpForo 60 RE: How to use post IDs in url instead of title slug? https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/how-to-use-post-ids-in-url-instead-of-title-slug/paged/2/#post-37697 Sat, 07 Mar 2020 12:37:02 +0000 @robert Really looking forward to it. 

 

]]> How-to and Troubleshooting - wpForo 2.0 flamingtop https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/how-to-use-post-ids-in-url-instead-of-title-slug/paged/2/#post-37697 RE: How to use post IDs in url instead of title slug? https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/how-to-use-post-ids-in-url-instead-of-title-slug/paged/2/#post-37657 Fri, 06 Mar 2020 20:37:52 +0000 @flamingtop,

It can be used in address bar too.

 

]]> How-to and Troubleshooting - wpForo 2.0 Robert https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/how-to-use-post-ids-in-url-instead-of-title-slug/paged/2/#post-37657 RE: How to use post IDs in url instead of title slug? https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/how-to-use-post-ids-in-url-instead-of-title-slug/paged/2/#post-37628 Fri, 06 Mar 2020 08:23:43 +0000 @robert Thanks! That'll be extremely useful. Is the short link only for share or it can be the original link - one appears in browser address bar? 

 

]]> How-to and Troubleshooting - wpForo 2.0 flamingtop https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/how-to-use-post-ids-in-url-instead-of-title-slug/paged/2/#post-37628 RE: How to use post IDs in url instead of title slug? https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/how-to-use-post-ids-in-url-instead-of-title-slug/paged/2/#post-37627 Fri, 06 Mar 2020 08:17:52 +0000 The short link will look like this:

Instead of this:

https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/how-to-use-post-ids-in-url-instead-of-title-slug/

 

You'll be able to share this:

https://wpforo.com/community/#post-37535

]]> How-to and Troubleshooting - wpForo 2.0 Robert https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/how-to-use-post-ids-in-url-instead-of-title-slug/paged/2/#post-37627 RE: How to use post IDs in url instead of title slug? https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/how-to-use-post-ids-in-url-instead-of-title-slug/paged/2/#post-37626 Fri, 06 Mar 2020 08:16:27 +0000 We're adding a feature in next version to get short link for each topic and post. So you can share short link without affecting the SEO by replacing original language URLs.

]]> How-to and Troubleshooting - wpForo 2.0 Robert https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/how-to-use-post-ids-in-url-instead-of-title-slug/paged/2/#post-37626 RE: How to use post IDs in url instead of title slug? https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/how-to-use-post-ids-in-url-instead-of-title-slug/paged/2/#post-37579 Thu, 05 Mar 2020 09:16:22 +0000 Oh yes, for non english/high bit characters set it is a mess, i agree.

 

]]> How-to and Troubleshooting - wpForo 2.0 Anonymous20 https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/how-to-use-post-ids-in-url-instead-of-title-slug/paged/2/#post-37579 RE: How to use post IDs in url instead of title slug? https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/how-to-use-post-ids-in-url-instead-of-title-slug/#post-37568 Thu, 05 Mar 2020 02:45:23 +0000 @anonymous20 

The other point is URL SEO isn't really about "let keywords show up in URL", that's important of course, but not the whole story, it's also about URL friendliness (usually shorter the better). 

]]> How-to and Troubleshooting - wpForo 2.0 flamingtop https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/how-to-use-post-ids-in-url-instead-of-title-slug/#post-37568 RE: How to use post IDs in url instead of title slug? https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/how-to-use-post-ids-in-url-instead-of-title-slug/#post-37567 Thu, 05 Mar 2020 02:41:43 +0000 @anonymous20 

If it's all about SEO, I 100% agree with you. 

However lengthy URLs can become a mild usability issue. 

English slug may be fine, but non-English post titles could create very unfriendly URLs when taken out of the browser context - e.g. shared on Instant Messaging Apps. 

Here is an extreme case 

https://wpshushu.com/community/themes/%E8%AF%B7%E6%8E%A8%E8%8D%90%E4%B8%80%E6%AC%BE%E5%AF%BC%E8%88%AA%E7%B1%BB%E4%B8%BB%E9%A2%98%EF%BC%8C%E6%84%9F%E8%B0%A2%E6%84%9F%E8%B0%A2/

When pasted into the browser address bar, it looks okay but when shared on Skype / Wechat etc.. it is unclean, annoying and sometimes cut off automatically by IM. 

https://wpshushu.com/community/themes/123 

is SO MUCH better. Yes it might not be the optimal SEO URL, but I believe it's a worthy tradeoff. 

 

Regards

 

 

 

]]> How-to and Troubleshooting - wpForo 2.0 flamingtop https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/how-to-use-post-ids-in-url-instead-of-title-slug/#post-37567 RE: How to use post IDs in url instead of title slug? https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/how-to-use-post-ids-in-url-instead-of-title-slug/#post-37554 Wed, 04 Mar 2020 14:08:13 +0000 Page url and (meta) title are the most important basic in-site SEO. For ages now, and that doesn't seem to change.

Not a wise decision to replace that with a number. Why do that? No reason at all.

 

]]> How-to and Troubleshooting - wpForo 2.0 Anonymous20 https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/how-to-use-post-ids-in-url-instead-of-title-slug/#post-37554 RE: How to use post IDs in url instead of title slug? https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/how-to-use-post-ids-in-url-instead-of-title-slug/#post-37545 Wed, 04 Mar 2020 11:11:16 +0000 @Alvina,

 

I see, so it inherits WP permalink settings. What if I want to configure forum posts specifically?  Thanks. 

]]> How-to and Troubleshooting - wpForo 2.0 flamingtop https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/how-to-use-post-ids-in-url-instead-of-title-slug/#post-37545